St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-30
this extension of the limits was simply to
increase the valuation of property so that
more bonds could be issued. The meeting
dissolved without taking action.
I'm Small Doses.

I'm Small Doses.
Senator Edwards introduced four bills
| which will probably go through in hurry
| The first two are to repeal the particular
laws of 1878 and 1885 relating to actions
| against boats and vessels, and to heirship of
real property by descent, both of which the
courts have held void and useless and the
others are to amend the laws relating to
avoidable marriages and to the beaueathal of
personal property. AS these laws stand, a
man may marry an idiot, and obtain possess
sion OF all her property before getting di-
Voroe, also when husband dies he can be-
Queath all his personal effects without leaving
his wife anything. Senator Edwards amend
ment will annult all marriages in cases of
| either party being of unsound mind, and will
| provide that the surviving party snail receive
at least third of the personal property left
| by the deceased.
There is good deal of adverse comment on
the action of the Democratic member of the
elections committee, Mr.. Furloug, in signing.
the report unseatinG Gross and seating Sni-
der, on such tiimsy evidence. If he had made
minority report in favor of allowing Gross
to retain his seat the result might have been
different. great many voted to unseat
Gross solely because of the unanimous report
| of the committee. If Furlong had reported
that three recountS had been made, and each
time different result arrived at, and asserted
that no committee appointed by the house
could go over the ballots and secure the same
totals as did the committee ON the last re-
count, it is not probable the house would
have taken the action it did.
Mr.. Cullen's bin relating to religious corpo-
ratlons amends chapter of the laws of 1883
under which Catholic chur ches usually be-
come incorporated. Prior to the adop ton of
| this section in its present form all the prop
erty Of such churches was in the name of the
bishop. This section was amended in 1881
and again in 1888 so as TO allow such churches
% nd Unt
the rules an regulations of the church. This
amen dment is to better enable the church to
have its property vested in a CORPORATION
rather than in a bishop.
The different items embraced in Senator
Keller's st. Cloud normal school bill are: Ad-
dit!onat building, $4,000; heating and fur
nishing, $4,000; furniture, normal depart
ment $1,000; same. model department, S2OO
cases of apparatus, specimens and books
5000; deficiency for normal home $4,000; adj
altlonal furniture for the normal home,
S1,OOO. and $4,000 per annum-total, S8U. 100
| Senator Halls two bills will give Engineer
Morton, Of the capitol, 1880 per annum in
stead of 200, and will provide for an as
sIstant for five months instead of for
tour. 1t seems to be the unanimous opinion
OF the state officials that George earns con-
siderable more than his present salary, and
as other engineers are paid from 81 500 to
81, 500, it is felt that the state ought to pay
fair wages.
The bill giving clerks of school districts the
privilege of subscribing for the journal,
School Education, the production of Sanford
Miles, the subscription price to be charged I'D
to the profit and loss accounts of their re-
spective districts, was credited to Senator
Durant- Senator Daniels came around aud
had it corrected, explaining that he was the
father OF the bill and did not want Durant to
bear the blame.
To establish and maintain a school of min
ing and industry at Duluth, for which an ap-
preparation of 5000 is asked, is what Sena-
tor w hltemauS bill proposes to do. Ten acres
OF Mt and profitable land, rich in minerals at
or near Duluth, is to be obtained for the pur-
poSe and the Institution is to be placed under
| board of control to consist of five members
appointed by the governor. The special min
ing committee will look after it.
Senator Day looks after the two-cent gopher
bounty. Somebody was cruel enough 10 ask
him if he would go for a two-cent bou nty.
But Day is also looking after the interests of
the settler who has planted himself upon the
ST. Paul Y Chicago railroad lands, and if his
bill passes the settler will become in absolute
legal possession.
MThe senate judiciary substitute for Mach
bars election district bill proposes to make
each village Of 500 inhabitants a separate
election district. The substitute for the bill
relating to the adoption of children will en-
power the courts to give away the children
When their parents have become insane or
uuNe dDdnuOneQ their C1lQcen.
Mr.. Lum'S proposed amendment to the con-
stItutlon simply strikes out chat portion of
the article which provides that changes in the
laws regarding the taxation Of railroads shall
De submitted to a vote of the people. Under
Mr.. Lum's amendment laws governing the
taxation of railroads can be enacted the same
as other laws.
1t is now given out that the senate will not
during this session consent to a reapportion-
ment of the state. Why? Well, as each sem
ator is elected for four years, he does not
/ propose to legiSlate himself out of Office, and
redistricting of the state would do that.
| At last Mr.. Newells political standing is
known. He lis good Republican and good
Democrat. close observer will note the
fact that Mir. Newell's pants are always
+: ripped in the stride, as is the case with all
straddlers who attempt to spread their legs
| out over too much ground.
| Gov. McGiil has signed the bills authoriz-
! ing Breckenridge to issue bonds to fund its
i Indebtedness; to establish a municipal court;
! at Brainerd and to authorize the c6fninission-s
/ ers OF lsanh county to issue bonds to erect,
county buildings.
Fish Commissioner R. o. Sweeny submitted
! his report to the senate for the benefit of
Senator Goodrich. AS it is in the form of
pamphlet of a score or more of pages. SEN
ator Goodrich will peruse it at his conyen-
fence.
Social bills have become nuisance in
! the house, so much so as to block the wheels
of legislation. There was strong kick yes
terday against considering them when it de-
layed business of an important character
caucus of the Republican members of
! the senate and house will be held insthe house
chamber Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock
The object, as gwen out. is to consider high
license and make it party issue.
Mr.. Potter offered a resolution to scat Mr..
Snider and Donnelly got back at his old
enemy and raised laugh by remarking that
Mr.. SnIder could not take the seat until Mr.,
Gross was gotten out of it.
Mr.. Potter got off a pun yesterday, and i'm
mediately fed to escape the vengeance of